[sdiy] PC from print?

[The Peasant]

Hi John,

I have used press-n-peel blue with excellent results, incuding traces between 
IC pins, however I have access to a transfer press which probably works better 
than a clothes iron. See the power amplifier project 
(http://www.electronicpeasant.com/projects/amplify/amplify.html) and the 
Monster Drum Synth mixer pcb 
(http://www.electronicpeasant.com/projects/ssdrums/ssdrums.html) on my website 
for examples, including double sided pcbs. There are some good websites 
covering this subject that a bit of googling should uncover.

The key to toner transfer for me is ABSOLUTE cleanliness of the copper clad 
before applying the pattern, even a light fingerprint will cause problems. A 
bit of touch-up with a fine tip indelible marker is also recommended after the 
pattern is applied to fix any small transfer problems.

The program I use to design the boards is called PC Layout and is sold by 
Techniks Inc. (http://www.techniks.com/), who also sell the p-n-p blue and the 
press that I use. It is not a bad program, but it is fairly limited and has 
lots of minor bugs, so I don't recommend it, although it's good enough for me. 
In looking at their website, it appears that they sell a different program now 
anyways.

Take care,
Doug
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The Electronic Peasant

www.electronicpeasant.com


Quoting John P <johnp299792 at ameritech.net>:

> First, hi to the list...
> 
> 2nd ... it's been a long time since I've etched PC boards... I've seen 
> these "toner transfer" kits where
> you can print a mask on your PC printer ...  do these work ok. assuming 
> the original artwork is good?
> or is there a better way to do one-off pcb's from artwork?
> 
> -- 
> m/n/m/l
> surreal electronic music, sound, noise
> http://mnml.soulcatcher.net
> 
> 
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